Sheriff Clay Whittle is pleased to introduce the S.T.O.P.P.E.D.program, a parental notification system developed by the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office in New York.Thisprogram will hopefully reduce the number of young drivers involved in motor vehicleaccidents.

Over 3,000 drivers between 16 and 21 years of age die in the United States each year as aresult of car crashes.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office offers parents thisvoluntary notification system to assist them in watching their young drivers and to raise awareness for drivers under the age of 21.

HOWS.T.O.P.P.E.D.WORKS

FIRST:

Parents voluntarily register with the Columbia County Sheriff’sOffice any motor vehicle that will be operated by a driver under the age of 21.

SECOND:

When you register, you receive an identification decal that you will affix to the rear window of each registered vehicle.

GET S.T.O.P.P.E.D.:

If for any reason one of theregistered vehicles, whenoperated by a driver under the age of 21, is stopped by the Sheriff’s Office, the Deputy will complete a notification card providing thefollowing information:

·Time and location of stop

·Driver’s name and number of passengers

· Reason for the stop

·Whether any traffic citations were issued.

Notifications will be maileddirectly to parents to make them aware of potentialproblems and enable them to enforce any parental rules that often coexist with teenage driving privileges.

REGISTER TODAY

If you wish to register in thevoluntary program, you can do the following: